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The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited announced that tuition fees for 27 will rise by 6 per cent for primary schools and 7.5 per cent for most secondary schools, with the building levy increase also applying for the final time.
Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited has notified parents that tuition fees will increase in 2027. Primary school fees will rise by 6 per cent, and four out of five secondary schools will increase fees by 7.5 per cent.
It will also be the final year the Catholic schools building levy is set to increase after being introduced in 2025. Parents with children attending Catholic schools in the ACT have been notified of fee increases for next year. Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited , which operates 56 schools in the ACT and NSW, said its primary school fees would increase by 6 per cent next year.
Instead, its fees will increase by 6 per cent, similar to primary schools.2027 will also be the final year the Catholic schools building levy, introduced in 2025, is set to increase, costing families $1,000 for the year. For a Year 12 student at St Clare's College in Griffith, the total fee for 2027 — excluding the levy — will be $14,188, an increase of $991.
Fees at St John Paul II College will only rise by 6 per cent after its fees rose for several year groups last year. In a statement, executive director David de Carvalho said CACGEL was trying to keep fees as low as possible.
"At the same time, we must ensure schools have the resources they need to meet the rising costs of providing a quality Catholic education," he said. According to the 2026 ACT Census of Schools, more than 16,000 students attend Catholic schools in Canberra. This year, the federal government's School Resourcing Standard base amounts were $14,467 for primary students and $18,180 for secondary students.
David de Carvalho says families with concerns about the fee rises can speak to their school's principal about remissions. Mr de Carvalho said families who were concerned about fee increases could speak with school principals.
"We aim to support every family in need and believe no child should be denied a Catholic education because of an inability to pay fees," he said. Most of Canberra's independent schools have not yet publicly released their fees for 2027. Radford College's fee schedule indicates an 8.5 per cent increase for 2027, with a Year 12 student's tuition to cost $28,156.
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